State profile · Above median Poor share

New York bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in New York.

17,642
Public bridges
35.4%
Good condition
9.4%
Poor condition

New York holds 17,642 public highway bridges (#13 of 52 by inventory) with a 9.43% Poor share (#11 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 9.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 42 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

17,642

Public highway bridges in New York

Good Condition

35.4%

6,247 bridges rated 7-9

-14.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

9.4%

1,664 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

1.9pp vs national avg 7.5%

New York vs national bridge condition

New York - Good condition share 35.4%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New York - Poor-condition share 31.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

New York in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New York has 17,642 bridges and a 9.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #42 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New York has 17,642 bridges and a 9.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #42 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

New York vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

17,642 13th of 54 higher than 41 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for New York

The highlighted point is New York: 17,642 bridges and 9.43% in Poor condition, rank #42 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below New York on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Missouri: 24,618 bridges · 8.95% Poor
  • Illinois: 26,928 bridges · 9.35% Poor
  • New York: 17,642 bridges · 9.43% Poor
  • North Dakota: 4,255 bridges · 10.98% Poor
  • Michigan: 11,371 bridges · 11.27% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in New York

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 17,642 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains New York’s inventory

State agency holds 48.7% of the 17,642 public highway bridges filed under New York in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When New York’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 21.0% of the 17,642 bridges with a recorded original year in New York. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

New York35.4%55.2%9.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New York (FHWA NBI)

Counties (62)

Albany 343 Allegany 402 Bronx 311 Broome 468 Cattaraugus 484 Cayuga 148 Chautauqua 559 Chemung 256 Chenango 256 Clinton 201 Columbia 243 Cortland 189 Delaware 450 Dutchess 332 Erie 906 Essex 256 Franklin 189 Fulton 98 Genesee 162 Greene 227 Hamilton 88 Herkimer 248 Jefferson 316 Kings 242 Lewis 167 Livingston 165 Madison 175 Monroe 615 Montgomery 205 Nassau 328 New York 247 Niagara 268 Oneida 496 Onondaga 472 Ontario 178 Orange 472 Orleans 136 Oswego 233 Otsego 266 Putnam 104 Queens 514 Rensselaer 269 Richmond 164 Rockland 248 Saratoga 228 Schenectady 115 Schoharie 174 Schuyler 100 Seneca 60 St. Lawrence 312 Steuben 627 Suffolk 369 Sullivan 365 Tioga 220 Tompkins 192 Ulster 392 Warren 141 Washington 189 Wayne 97 Westchester 774 Wyoming 136 Yates 55

New York vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New York on the same metric.

MO

Missouri

8.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,618

IL

Illinois

9.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,928
Selected

NY

New York

9.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$17,642

ND

North Dakota

10.98% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,255

MI

Michigan

11.27% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,371

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New York

Six lowest-condition bridges in New York, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

RTE 984

Poor

Over: DOCK STREET RONDOUT CRE

12.5MI N JCT RTS 9W+299, Ulster, NY

Built 1921 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5,634

RTE 26

Poor

Over: ROARING BROOK

3.1 MI SOUTH OF LOWVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1978 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,961

Kempshall Mountain

Poor

Over: Fishing Brook

8 miles East of Long Lake, Hamilton, NY

Built 2016 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

SECOND AVENUE

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

CITY OF RENSSELAER, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 113

HARVEY BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: WEST CANADA CREEK

E TIP OF HINCKLEY RESERVR, Herkimer, NY

Built 1895 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 239

GOSSNER ROAD

Poor

Over: FALL BROOK

8 MI NORTH OF TABERG, Oneida, NY

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 32

All Bridges in New York

RTE 31

Fair

Over: BRANDY BROOK

27MI E JCT RTS 31+46, Oneida, NY

Built 1932 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,369

RTE 38

Fair

Over: OWASCO INLET

0.6 MI N JCT RTS 38 + 90, Cayuga, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,864

RTE 49

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

20MI E JCT RTS 365+46, Oneida, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 18,422

RTE 59

Fair

Over: RTE 303

JCT SH 59 & SH 303, Rockland, NY

Built 1934 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 28,478

RTE 64

Fair

Over: 90IX RTE I90

JCT RTE64+NYS THRUWAY, Monroe, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,366

RTE 66

Fair

Over: STONY KILL

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 66 & 295, Columbia, NY

Built 1886 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,824

RTE I81

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH TIOUGHNIOGA

8 MILES N JCT I81 & SH 13, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 25,286

RTE I81

Fair

Over: JACKSON STREET

EXIT 18 ON RAMP OF I81, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,865

I-81 NB ON RAMP

Fair

Over: RELIEF

I81 NB ON RAMP; VIADUCT, Onondaga, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 17,378

RTE I81

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALMON RVR

.6 MI N JCT I81 NB & SH 6, Oswego, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,771

RTE 82

Fair

Over: RTE 987G

JCT RTE 82+TSP, Columbia, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,069

RTE I87

Fair

Over: SNOOK KILL

1.2 MI N I87 & BALLARD RD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 24,722

RTE I87

Fair

Over: SNOOK KILL

1.2 MI N I87 & BALLARD RD, Saratoga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 22,924

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: YANTY CREEK

8 MI W JCT WB LOSP+RTE261, Monroe, NY

Built 1936 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,389

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: YANTY CREEK

8 MI W JCT EB LOSP+RTE261, Monroe, NY

Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,389

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

2.9MI E JCT LOSP+RTE 260, Monroe, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,006

RTE 947A

Fair

Over: NORTHRUP CREEK

0.6 MI NW OF LONG POND RD, Monroe, NY

Built 1954 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 10,809

RTE 104A

Fair

Over: BLIND SODUS CREEK

0.2 MI SW 104A +CAYUGA CL, Wayne, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 849

RTE 104B

Fair

Over: SAGE CREEK

0.7 MI W JCT RTS 104B + 3, Oswego, NY

Built 1951 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,438

RTE 107

Fair

Over: 495I495I03021106 RTE I4

JCT I495 & SH 106, Nassau, NY

Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 61,483

RTE 151

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT RTS 151 & 4, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,584

RTE 173

Fair

Over: W B LIMESTONE CRK

.4 MI SW JCT SH92 & SH173, Onondaga, NY

Built 1962 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,510

COUNTY ROAD 106

Fair

Over: 987C 987C85011176 987C

EXIT 15 OF PIP, Rockland, NY

Built 1951 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,818

RTE 245

Fair

Over: WEST RIVER

1.3MI SW JCT RTS 245+247, Ontario, NY

Built 1946 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,680

RTE I481

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

.4 MI SW JCT I481 & S.H.5, Onondaga, NY

Built 1963 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 26,649

RTE 290

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS/AMTRAK

Intersection of Thompson, Onondaga, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 12,527

RTE 293

Fair

Over: MINE LAKE INLET

3.0 MI N JCT RTS 293+6, Orange, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,436

RTE 352

Fair

Over: SINGSING CREEK

2.1 MI SE BIG FLATS, Chemung, NY

Built 1932 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,547

RTE 385

Fair

Over: COXSACKIE CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT RTS 9W & 385, Greene, NY

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,792

RTE 414

Fair

Over: LILY CREEK

4.7 MILES NE OF CORNING, Steuben, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,876

JEWEL AVE and 69TH

Fair

Over: RTE I678 FLUSHING RIVER

1 MILE S JCT I678 & I495, Queens, NY

Built 1964 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 11,854

RTE 27

Fair

Over: VALLEY STRM

1.1 MI E NYC L-RTE 27, Nassau, NY

Built 1939 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 36,669

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: DRAIN-FOREST C PK

JCT RTS SSP+WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 178,143

I.U. WILLETS ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908G

NSP - 5 MI EAST QNS CO LN, Nassau, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 11,541

WELLWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.7 MI E JCT SH 109 & SSP, Suffolk, NY

Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 21,558

RTE 908M

Fair

Over: DOGWOOD AVENUE

3.1 MI E NYC LINE & SSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 97,516

BELLMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: RTE 908M

.8 MI W JCT SSP & WSP, Nassau, NY

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,722

RTE 243

Fair

Over: Indian Creek

2.7 mi SE Jct CL & Rt 243, Allegany, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,475

RTE 20A

Fair

Over: TANNERY BROOK

0.2 MI W JCT RTS 20A+400, Erie, NY

Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,939

LUDVIGH ROAD

Fair

Over: 987C987C85011085 RTE 98

0.2 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 304, Rockland, NY

Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,075

RTE 987C

Fair

Over: LAKE TIORATI BRK

1.4 MI N JCT PIP+RTE 210, Rockland, NY

Built 1950 Load: 29.4 t

RTE 37

Fair

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

2 MI SW JCT RTS 12 & 37, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1967 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,991

RTE 16

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.4 MI SE JCT RTS 16&242, Cattaraugus, NY

Built 1977 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,683

RTE 376

Fair

Over: BIG BLACK STREAM

2.5MI SE OF NEW HACKENSAC, Dutchess, NY

Built 1982 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,842

RTE 26

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

4.1 MI SW JCT SH 26 + SH, Chenango, NY

Built 1986 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 920

RTE 143

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

1.5MI E OF JUN 32 & 143, Albany, NY

Built 1912 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 947

I 81 NB ON RAMP

Fair

Over: Hunts Creek

RAMP TO I81 NB @ MARATHON, Cortland, NY

Built 1966 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 684

RTE 11

Fair

Over: Kennedy Creek

1.5 mi N. of Lafayette, Onondaga, NY

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,085

RTE 146

Fair

Over: KINGS CREEK

146 146 95011022_KINGS CR, Schoharie, NY

Built 1978 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 578

RTE 81

Fair

Over: Daves Brook

1.3 MI S OF 104, Oswego, NY

Built 1958 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 17,542

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